Cigarette machine



Nov. 30, 1943. E. R. Hur-:BERT

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ATTORNEY Nov. 30, 1943. l E. R. HIEBERT 2,335,514

CIGARETTE MACHINE Filed DeO. l2, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 /23 /Z/ (Iza l, f27 /257 -Y "1i/L [1 Yew E N V E N TO R fra/man udo/p/v //berf NYT@ R NEY Patented Nov. 30, 1943 UNITED CIGARETTE MACHINE Erdman RudolphHiebert, Sardis, British Columbia, Canada Application December 12, 1940,Serial No. 369,872

21 Claims.

This invention relates to a machine for making cigarettes.

An object of the present invention is the provision of a small machinefor making cigarettes.

Another object is the provision of a machine for homeV use which iscapable of making cigarettes comparable in appearance and structure tothe manufactured cigarettes now on the market.

Another object is the provision of a cigarette machine for home usewhich is capable of easily and rapidly making the cigarettes.

A further object is the provision of a cigarette machine which willreduce materially the cost of cigarette smoking. Y

A further object is the provision of a cigarette machine fo-r home usewith which it is possible to regulate the packing of the tobacco in thecigarettes, the range extending anywhere from a loosely packed to atightly packed cigarette.

Yet another object is the provision of a machine for turning out perfectcigarettes made of any tobacco the operator may desire to use.

A still further object is the provision of a machine for home use inLwhich pure tobacco may be used to turn out cigarettes with all theadvantages as to appearance and structure of manufactured cigarettes,Without the disadvantages thereof occasioned by the addition of foreignsubstances to the tobacco in these latter cigarettes.

Yet another object is the provision of a machine for producingcigarettes having the paper spirally wound therearound, thus enablingthe tobacco to be packed more tightly than in the common type ofcigarette. f

Still another object is the provision of a device of the characterdescribed which is neat, compact, relatively simple in construction, andwhich may be easily operated.

With these and other objects in view, the present invention consistsessentially of a cigarette machine comprising a base, means on the basefor forming a spiral tube of cigarette paper, and means for injectingtobacco into the completed tube, as more fully described in the fol#lowing specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a plan view ofthe cigarette machine with the feedhopper removed,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the machine,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 3--3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1,

Figure 6 is a cross section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 1,

Figure '7 is a plan view of the feed hopper,

yFigure 8 is an elevation, partly in section, of an alternative wormfeed for the machine, and

Figure 9 is an end elevation of the alternative Worm feed.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I il is a base having asuitable end support I I with side supports I2 and I3 on each sidethereof While another support I4 is spaced inwardly from the support II.These supports may be in the form of walls projecting upwardly from thebase I0, as shown, or they may be any desired form of frame work. Forthe sake of convenience, the end I 5 of the base lil will hereinafter bereferred to as the feed end and the end I6 as the discharge end.

A barrel I'I, ie diameter of Which is substantially equal to that of anordinary cigarette, projects outwardly from the support I4 adjacent thetop thereof and extends longitudinally of the base towards butterminating short of the discharge end I6, the outer end of said barrelbeing indicated by the broken line I8 in Figure 3. A worm 26, preferablytapered, has an enlarged head 2l at its larger end which is journalledin a bearing 22 carried by the end support I l near the top thereof,said bearing being in line With the barrel Il. This Worm has a contrategear 23 on its outer end while the opposite end of the spiral projectsinto the barrel I`l.r

The worm 20 is rotated in any suitable manner and in Figure 1, thecontrate gear 23 meshes on one side of the Worm with a gear 24 mountedon a stub shaft 25 which is journalled in a bearing 26 carried by theend support Il. The gear 24 meshes withv a gear 2lmounted on a shaftuZvextending transversely of the vmachine beneath the worm 20 andJ'Ollrnalled in bearings 30 and 3i carried by the side supports I2 andI3, re-v spectively. Another gear 32 mounted on the shaft Non theopposite side of the worm, meshes with a gear 33 mounted on a shaft 34mounted in a bearing 35 carried by the end support II, said shaftextending freely through the side support i2 and having a crank 36 onits outer end. With this arrangement', the worm 20 turns inthe samedirection as the crank 36is turned. A cover'V 3l is removably mounted onthe support Il over the gear 23 in any suitable manner, suchas by beinginternally threaded and screwed on to a threaded collar 38 extendingar-ound said gear.

A relatively large hopper 42 is removably mounted on the supports II,I2, I3 and I4, the sides of said hopper converging inwardly to a trough43 extending longitudinally of the device, the bottom of which liesbeneath the worm 20. Actually, the worm lies and operates in the trough43 so that the worm must'be Withdrawn therefrom before the hopper may beremoved. The hopper is shown in Figure 2, 3 and 7, but it has beenremoved in Figure 1 in order that the worm operating mechanism may beseen.

The worm 2li is provided at its inner end with a light wire finger 44(see Figure 8) which is offset from the axis of the worrn so that itrotates around said axis when the worm is rotated. The worm in thisfigure is shown with an agitator which may or may not be used in thedevice, as desired. In this alternative, the worm is formed withcentral, longitudinal passage 45 extending longitudinally thereof,through which a thin rod 46 extends and projects beyond each endthereof. At the inner or smaller end of the'worm, the rod is providedwith a plurality of resilient fingers or l.

agitators 41 diverging from said rod, While the opposite end of the rodis connected to one end of a resilient arm 48, the opposite end of whichis anchored in any desired manner (not shown). The free end of the arm48 and, consequently the rod 46 with its agitators 41, is reciprocatedby one or more cam surfaces i) located on the outer surface of thecontrate gear 23.

An agitator 5I, in the form of a blunt blade, is reciprocally mounted inthe hopper l2 immediately over the worm 2c at the point where it entersthe barrel I1. This agitator extends freely through vthe wall of thehopper and is connected by a web 52 lying at right angles thereto, to apitman arm 53 extending parallel to the agitator and slidably mounted ina bracket 54 carried by a support 55 extending from the end support IIto the support I4 at one side of the worm. The arm 53 is provided at itsouter end with a Vertical slot 56, see Figure 3, in which an eccentricpin 51 operates, said pin projecting outwardly from the gear 33, so thatthe rotation of this gear causes the pitman arm and the agitator toreciprocate. The agitator 5I is of such length that when it is in oneextreme position, it clears the hopper 42 in order that the latter maybe removed.

The apparatus described thus far is adapted to feed tobacco into thebarrel I1. To this end, the tobacco is placed in the hopper 42 over theworm in the trough 43. may be provided for pressing the tobaccodo-wnwardly or the operator may press it down with his fingers. When thecrank 3S is turned, the worm turns to move tobacco along the trough intothe barrel This tends to pack the tobacco around the comparatively smallentrance to the barrel, but the reciprocating agitator 5I assists inbreak- :lngv up any lump of tobacco which may start to form at saidentrance. As the worm continues to work, the tobacco forms substantiallya funnel leading to the barrel and the opening in this funnel graduallygrows smaller as the tobacco builds up. As the mass of tobacco consistsof numerous interwoven strings of tobacco, the turning movement of theworm tends to stretch the strings at one point when the tobacco startsto become a lump at the barrel entrance and nally these stretchedstrings break suddenly, releasing a mass of tobacco which flies upwardlya little way in the hopper. In other words, the

Suitable means, not shown,

tobacco seems to build up at the barrel entrance into a somewhat solidmass but the greater part of the mass is hurled away therefrom asdescribed, thus continually freeing the entrance to permit more tobaccoto move therethrough.

An endless belt 51, see Figures 1 and 5, having at least one turn aroundthe barrel I1 adjacent its outer end, extends across the machine at anangle to both the barrel and the ends of the machine. Suitable means isprovided for drawing the belt around the barrel, such as, for example, adrum 58 positioned in line with the belt at one side of the barrel, theupper surface of the drum being substantially parallel with the uppersurface of the barrel. This drum is xedly mounted on a shaft EQ which isjournalled in a support Eil and a standard 62 spaced from the support,said support and standard being substantially parallel to the belt 51. Aratchetwheel 63 is flxedly mounted on the shart 6B between the support6I and the standard 6-2. The drum 58 is adapted positively to grip thebelt and to this end it is provided with a plurality of short pins 64projecting outwardly from the periphery thereof which stick into thebelt as it passes over the drum surface. The drum has a vertical flange55 projecting outwardly from its surface at the side thereof cl-osest tothe feed end I5 of the device. This flange prevents the belt fromcreeping along the barrel towards the end I5 of the device when the drumis rotated.

At the opposite side of the barrel I1, the belt 51 passes over asuitable bearing 6G lying in substantially the same plane as the top ofthe barrel. A spring piece 51 extends downwardly from the bearing 65 andits lower or free end tends to spring outwardly so that the belt, whichextends over this piece, is kept relatively taut or, in other words, thespring piece 61 takes up any slack in the belt.

As the upper part of the belt 51 on one side of the barrel is not inline with that on the other side thereof, owing to the twist or snubabout the barrel, it is necessary to have two spaced vertical pins 63,see Figures 2 and 5, extending upwardly from the base I0, one being inline with the drum 53 and the other in line with the bearing 66 and thespring piece 61. In travelling from the drum to the lower end of thespring piece, the belt moves around one side of the pin in line with thedrum and around the opposite side of the other pin.

Suitable means is provided for retaining a roll 1U of relatively narrowcigarette paper which has a gummed edge 1I, said roll being heldsubstantially parallel to the belt 51 and in line with the portion ofthe latter moving over the bearing 66. In the drawings, the roll restsloosely in a receptacle 12 made up of a curved strip of resilient metal13 forming the bottom and outer end of the receptacle, and a plate I4 onone side thereof, the side of the drum 53 and its iiange 65 forming itsopposite side. The strip of metal 'I3 extends inwardly beneath thebarrel I1 where it is bent in an easy curve back o-n itself and anchoredat 14 on a brace 15 extending between the supports I4 and 6I above thebase i9, see Figures 2 and 5. A strip of paper 'I5 is drawn from theroll 10 over the metal strip 13 and then along the lower surface of aguide 1l. This guide, see Figure 5, extends from a point just above thestrip 13 towards the side of the machine opposite to that on which thereceptacle 12 is located, and then it is bent in a gradual curveupwardly and over beneath the belt 51 to join a table 18 over which thebelt is moved, this table extending the full length of the machine, asshown in Figure 1. A vertical guide 19 is mounted on the table alongside the belt on the side thereof closest to the feed end of the device.The paper follows the guide 11 and passes over the table 18 beneath thebelt. If desired, the upper surface of the table may be slotted so thatthe strip of paper passes through the slot while the belt passes overthe surface of the table. The belt presses against the paper adjacentthis point and it is the movement of the belt that draws the strip ofpaper from the roll. As the belt progresses, it draws the strip of paperaround the barrel `|1 in a spiral, the paper making at least onecomplete turn around said barrel. The belt applies considerable pressureto the paper since the belt is drawn around the barrel. The angle of thebelt and the paper to the barrel is'such that the gummed edge of thestrip arriving at the barrel' overlaps the opposite or free edge 0'1'that portion of the strip which has already travelled around the barrel.

Suitable means is provided for moistening the gummed edge of the paperjust before it reaches the barrel |1. The gummed edge may be continuallymoistened but it is preferably intermittently moistened in order toavoid the possibility of weakening the paper with too much moisture. Inthe illustrated form of the invention, the moistening means consists ofa water reservoir 88, see Figure 5, located adjacent the strip of paper16 and having a wick 8| projecting upwardly therefrom. A notch 82, seeFigure 1, is cut in the table 18 to enable the wick to be moved upwardlyagainst the gummed edge of the strip of paper. The water reservoir isremovably supported immediately beneath the table by a, substantiallyU-shaped spring bracket 83 the lower arm of which is attached to thereservoir at the bottom thereof, and its upper arm, longer than thelower one, slidably flts into a holder 84 mounted on the table 18. Ifdesired, gripping elements 85 may project upwardly from the top anddownwardly from the bottom of the bracket 83 in order to facilitate theremoval of the reservoir when it is to be filled with water, there beinga covered opening (not shown) formed in the reservoir for this purpose.

A comparatively long shaft 86 extends beneath the barrel |1 atapproximately right angles to the belt 51. This shaft is journalled in abearing 81 carried by the support |4 and has a bevel gear 88 at one endmeshing with another bevel gear 98 iixedly mounted on the shaft 28,

see Figure 1, while the opposite end of the shaft 86 extends through abearing in the support 6|. A spring finger 9| extends downwardly andinwardly from the reservoir 80 adjacent its outer end, over the shaft86, and a cam 92 mounted on said shaft,is adapted intermittently to urgethe spring finger 9|, and consequently, the free end of the reservoirupwardly. This moves the Wick 8| upwardly into contact with the gummededge of the strip of paper 16, the resiliency of the finger 9|preventing the wick from striking the paper too hard.

The drum 58 is rotated in a manner to be described and draws the belt 51and the strip of paper 16 around the barrel |1. The very great pressureof the belt against the paper on the barrel presses the moistened gummededge of the paper lying therebeneath during at least one turn around thebarrel. This forms a continual spirally-wound tube 93 of cigarettepaper, hereinafter called a spiral tube, which is moved off ZJI the endof the barrel by the new paper being continually fed thereto. Thetobacco which is moved into the barrel, as previously described, passestherethrough and is injected into the spiral tube 93-as it is formed.

The drum 58 may be rotated in any suitable manner and this rotation ispreferably intermittent. The means for rotating the drum is shown inconjunction with means for controlling the pressure of the tobacco inthe tube 93.

A clutch disc 94 is fixedly mounted on the shaft 86 beyond the support6| and in the plane of rotation of the ratchet-wheel 63, see Figure 4.This clutch disc consists of spaced discs 95, best seen in Figure 2,having one or more eccentric pins 96, in this case two, extendingtherebetween equispaced from each other and from the shaft 86. Anarcuate control arm 91 extends upwardly over and clear of the barrel |'1at substantially the same angle thereto as the belt 51. This arm has adownwardly extending radial arm 98 at its inner end, which is freelymounted on the shaft 68 between the support 6| and the ratchet-wheel 63,and at its opposite end the control arm curves over and around the outeredge of the clutch disc 94 but it is spaced from said edge andterminates adjacent the bottom of the disc. A slightly tapered tube |88is mounted on the outer end of the control arm 91 and points inwardlyand upwardly towards the clutch disc. A pointed pin |l|| extendsoutwardly from the inner end of the tube |88 into the space between thediscs 95 and terminates at a point adjacent the bottom of the circularpath of the pins 96. A curved spring |82 extends from the arm 91 intothe outer end of the tube |88 to press the pin |8| into its extremeoutermost position. A pawl |83 is pivotally mounted on the control arm91 at the radial arm 98, said pawl being adapted to engage the teeth ofthe ratchet-wheel 63 to turn said wheel 63 to the left in Figure 4 whenthe outer end of the control arm 91 is raised upwardly, and to move overa deector shelf |84 projecting outwardly from the support 6| over theratchet-wheel, when the outer end of the control arm is droppeddownwardly. Another pawl |85 extending upwardly from the base I8,engages the teeth of the ratchet-wheel in order to prevent it from beingturned to the right in Figure 4.

A finger gauge |86 is mounted on the control arm 91 between the endsthereof. This nger gauge consists of a vertical rod |01 having a head|08 at its lower end. The rod |86 is bent at its upper end over andalong the upper edge of the control arm to form a horizontal rod l |51.Just as the rod |81, the rod I8 is normally spaced above the control armbut the'horizontal rod is bent downwardly towards the arm until itsopposite end touches the control arm where it is connected thereto inany suitable manner. As the upper edge of the control arm is curved, thenatural tendency of the free end of the horizontal rod is to remainabove the arm. A slide operating on tracks ||2 on each side of thecontrol arm at the upper edge thereof, lies over the control rod ||8 andwhen this slide is moved towards the free end of the horizontal rod, thelatter is drawn or bent downwardly and, consequently, the vertical rod|81 and its head |08 are moved downwardly. In other words, the positionof the finger gauge in relation to the control arm may be adjusted bymoving the slide arm back andforth over the rod |||J.

- The finger gauge' |86 rests on the filled spiral tube's3 and holds upthe outer end of the control arm '31. When the pressure of the tobaccoin the tube reaches the required pointfthe control arm is held in such aposition that the tip of the pin IBI lies in the path of the pins 955 ofthe clutch disc Si. When a pin Q5 cornes around, it engages the tip` ofthe pin IIJI and begins to move the latter pin and the outer end of thecontrol arm upwardly. As the pin 55 continues along its circular course,it rst .moves along the pin ISI Vtowards the control arm, thusmagnifying the engagement of the two pins to ensure a positive griptherebetween. As the pin 96 further continues its course, it recedesfrom the control arm and nally disengages the pin I DI to permit thecontrol arm to drop downwardly until the next pin 96 engages .the pinIUI. .During the rst part of the upward movement of the control arm, theratchet-wheel 53 remains stationary while the pawl Iii moves off thedeflector shelf its but during the latter part of said movement, thepawl engages the teeth of the ratchet-wheel to turn the latter, which,in turn, rotates the drum 52.

When the pressure of the tobacco in the tube 93 is not suncient, theEnger gauge It presses the wall of the tube downwardly, thus permittingthe control arrn to drop downwardly to move the pin IIlI out of the pathof the pins 9%. This condition remains until the pressure of the tobaccoin the tube is great enough to raise the nger gauge and the control armupwardly to return the pin II into the path of the iingers B6. Theratchet-wheel 23 and the drum 58 remain stationary when. the pressure ofthe tobacco in the tube 93 is below a predetermined point. The desiredpressure of this tobacco may be regulated by moving the slide II I alongthe control arm to raise or lower the linger gauge in relation to saidarm, the lower said gauge is the lower the pressure required in the tube93 to set the drum 58 into motion and vice versa,

At a point spaced from the discharge end of the barrel Il and at thedischarge end of the base I, there is a frame IIS supported at one sideabove the base by a post II4 and at the other side by a web |l5 which isconnected to the support 6 I. The frame I I3 consists of spaced plates Il5 between which a knife III is pivotally mounted. A short tube IISextends inwardly from the frame ||3 in line with the barrel I'I, saidtube ilaring outwardly towards its free end, as at IIS. A circularopening |22 is formed in the outer plate M6 in line with the tube IIS,the diameter of this opening of said tube where itv joins the frame isonly slightly larger than that of an ordinary cigarette. The knife II'Iconsists of a substantially rectangular holder I2 I, see Figures l and6, pivotally mounted at its upper and outer corner upon a pivot pin |22which removably extends through the frame ||3 at the upper cornerthereof on the same side of the machine as the drum 5S. A blade I 23 isremovably held by the holder |2| and extends outwardly from the bottomthereof at right angles thereto. This blade is preferably very thin andsharp and it may be a portion of a razor blade. A Vertical connectingrod |24 is loosely journalled at its lower end in a long verticalbearing |25 mounted on the base I0. The upper end of this connecting rodis bent over to form a finger |26 which extends through the holder I2Iat the top thereof and at a point spaced inwardly from the pivot pin|22. A Wire spring |21, see Figure 6, is anchored at one end of theframe IIS, atIZS, on the inner surface thereof and extends across theframe beneath the nger |26. This spring holds the connecting rod |24 inits uppermost position and it normally retains the blade |23 at an angleabove the opening |20 and the point where the tube II8 connects with theframe IIS, as shown in broken lines in Fig'- ure 6.

The support 6| is cut away to form a recess I il!! adjacent theconnecting rod |24, see Figure 4, and an anvil ISI loosely mounted onsaid connecting rod, rests on a shoulder |32 formed on the rod. Theanvil projects outwardly from the rod and extends through the recess |30just beyond the support 6I, where it is provided with a loop |33. An arm|34 is pivotally mounted at its upper end at the upper edge of thesupport 6| on the side thereof adjacent the drum 58 and this arm ispressed by a spring |35 against a cam surface |55 formed on the side ofthe drum 58, see Figure 5, said surface having a cam |31 proiectingoutwardly therefrom. A Very light wire spring |38 extends outwardly anddownwardly trom the upper end of the arm |34 and passes through the loop|33 of the anvil 13|. An arcuate lever Mll extends outwardly anddownwardly irom the end of the control arm 91 adjacent the drum 5s andthis arm normally passes over and down beside the anvil |3I, see Figure4. When the cam |31 moves the free or lower end of the arm |31!outwardly, the light spring |38 causes the anvil Iiil to pivot into aposition in the path of the lever IMI. Actually, at the time the drinn58 is rotated by the control arm 91, the lever lili) has been moved downpast the anvil and it is at this time that the arm |34 causes the anvilto pivot. Therefore, the anvil swings against the lever but the pressureof the spring i558 is not suiiicient to interfere with the movement ofthe lever and then the anvil pivots into the path of the lever when thelatter is out of the way. In the meantime, the cam retains the arm |34out of its normal position until the next movement of the drum whichtakes place when the control arm is next raised. This time the leverstrikes the anvil and pushes it and the connecting rod |24 downwardly.This move# ment draws the blade |23 of the knife I I'I downwardly sothat the blade cuts through that part of the filled spiral tube E53which is extending through the tube IIB and the frame I|3. A standard I4| having a sloping upper surface |42, is mounted on the base It and asthis surface lies in the path of the anvil ISI when it is moveddownwardly, the surface causes the anvil to pivot back. to its normalposition, this being possible since the cam |37 has by this timereleased the arm |34.

v In use, tobacco is placed in the hopper 42 and the crank 36 is turnedto the right. The wormlr 2|) injects tobacco into the barrel I'I in theman# ner described and this tobacco is pressed on through the barrelinto the spiral tube 33. It will be noted that the knife IIl is spacedfrom the end of the barrel. This is done so that there is suiicienttobacco in the tube to set up enough resistance to prevent said tobaccofrom being pushed right through the tube. The worm 29 turns in the samedirection as the tube 93, thus neutralizing any tendency the tobacco mayhave of packing in the tube in a spiral. As the worm is tapered, thepressure is exerted by it against the tobacco gradually diminishes asthe latter moves through the barrel. Toward the end of the worm, thetobacco is moved more or less only 4stood that the machine may bedesigned to turn. y

at the centre of the barrel so that pressure is built up from the centreoutwardly towards the sides.

The finger 44 on the end of the Worm, rotates in the tobacco within thebarrel to prevent said tobacco from packing too solidly or in lumps bystirring it up before entering the tube. If the agitator shown in Figure8 is used, the rod 46 is reciprocated in the worm and consequently theresilient lingers or agitators 41 are also reciprocated. When theagitators 41 are drawn towards the worm, the pressure of the tobaccocauses them to collapse together so that they offer very littleresistance to the movement of the tobacco, but when the agitators aremoved away from the worm, their free ends spread outwardly and press thetobacco on through the barrel |1. These agitators reach the tobacco nearthe walls of the barrel so that it is moved along with that at thecentre of the barrel, said latter tobacco being moved by the worm.

The turning of the crank 36 also rotates the clutch disc 04 which, whenthe pressure of the tobacco in the cigarette reaches a predeterminedpoint,vraises the free end of the control arm 91 to cause said arm torotate the drum 58. This drum, in turn, draws the belt 51 andconsequently the strip of paper 16 around the barrel I1 to form thespiral tube 93. This tube fills with tobacco and moves on into the tube|18 of the frame I3. At predetermined intervals, the knife ||1 isoperated to cut off a desired length of cigarette. The mounting of theblade |23 causes the latter to move both downwardly and across thefilled tube 93 which results in a nice clean cut.

It is pointed out that the anvil |3| is moved out of its normal positionwhen the drum 58 is in motion. This means that the anvil assumes aposition in the path of the lever |40 when the control arm 91 is in itslowermost position. As soon as the free end of the arm is raised again,the lever presses the anvil downwardly and this causes the knife |1 tocut through the lled tube 93, but the drum 58 does not rotate during thefirst part of the movement of said arm, since the pawl |03 must move offthe deflector shelf |04, and therefore, the tube 93 is stationary whenthe knife cuts through it.

As the crank 36 is turned, the drum 58 remains stationary if the tobaccoin the spiral tube is not packed tight enough. This is due to the factthat the finger gauge |06 has permitted the free end of the control armto drop down so far that the pin clears the eccentric pins 96. Thiscondition remains until the tobacco in the spiral tube builds upsufficient pressure to raise the linger gauge sufciently to move thepoint of the pin |0| into the path of the pins 96.

The wick 8| of the water reservoir 80 moistens the gummed edge of thestrip of paper 16 as it passes thereover. The setting of the cam 92 issuch that the wick is held away from the paper when the crank 36 is atrest in a vertical position, as this is the position the crank isnaturally left in when the operator is through with the machine. Thisprevents the paper from becoming too moist when the machine is at rest.

This machine is so designed that one rotation of the drum 58 moves thetube 93 forwardly a distance equal to the length of a conventionalcigarette. This distance of movement is dependent upon the size of thedrum, the width of the paper, and the angle at which the belt 51 is setin relation to the barrel |1. It is to be underout cigarettes of anydesired length. Furthermore, the knife ||1 and its associated elementsmight be omitted altogether and the cigarettes cut olf from the spiraltube in any desirable manner by the operator of the machine.

The mechanism shown in the drawings may be enclosed within a suitablecasing, but this has been omitted for the sake of clarity.

While a crank 36 has been shown, it is to be understood that a smallmotor may be connected to the shaft 34 so that the machine would bepower driven. This device is primarily designed for home use but, ifdesired, it may be built any required size for commercial usage.

The cigarettes turned out by this machine are evenly packed and theyhave the appearance and structure equal to that of commerciallymanufactured cigarettes. The spiral winding of the tube 93 permitstobacco to be injected thereinto under pressure without bursting openthe seams. This is due to the fact that lateral pressure does not pressagainst any seam which would be the case with ordinary cigarettes havingone longitudinal seam.

This machine turns out cigarettes in an easy and rapid manner. Itreduces the cost of smoking since it gives the smoker all the advantagesof a hand rolled cigarette together with the appearance and structure ofa manufactured cigarette. This means that many people will be able tomake their own cigarettes who could not roll their own or who wereunable to make a decent looking cigarette on their own. There arenumerous devices on the market for assisting in making hand-madecigarettes, but cigarettes made in this manner never look well made andthey obviously look home made. This machine may be set to produce afairly loosely packed cigarette or anything up to a tightly packed one,in accordance with the operators desire and any type of tobacco may beused therein. When pure tobacco is used, the cigarettes produced do notinclude the foreign substances which are intro duced into manufacturedcigarettes. Finally, this machine is neat, compact, relatively simple inconstruction and it may be very easily operated.

Various modifications may be made in this invention without departingfrom the spirit thereof or the scope of the claims and, therefore, theexact forms shown are to be taken as illustrative only and not in alimiting sense, and it is desired that only such limitations shall beplaced thereon as are disclosed in the prior art or are set forth in theaccompanying claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A cigarette machine comprising a base, a barrel supported above thebase, the diameter of said barrel being substantially equal to that of acigarette, an endless belt having at least one turn around the barrel,means for holding a strip of narrow gummed cigarette paper in themachine, means for moistening the gummed edge of the paper, said paperextending around the barrel at least one complete turn with its gummededge overlapping the free edge thereof beneath the belt, means forintermittently drawing the belt around the barrel to move the papertherearound under pressure to form a spiral tube, said tube being movedoff the barrel, and means for injecting tobacco into the tube duringboth the moving and stationary periods of the belt.

' 2. A cigarette machine comprising a base, a barrel supported above thebase, the diameterof said barrel being substantially equal to that of acigarette, an endless belt having at least one turn around the barrel,means for holding a strip of narrow gurnmed cigarette paper in themachine, means for moistenng the gummed edge ofthe paper, said paperextending around the barrel at least one complete turn with its gummededge overlapping the free edge thereof beneath the belt, a drum at oneside of the barrel, over which the belt extends, means forintermittently rotating the drum to draw the belt around the barrel tomove the paper therearound under pressure to form a spiral tube, saidtube being moved o the barrel, and means for injecting tobacco throughthe barrel into the tube during both the moving and stationary periodsof the belt.

3. A cigarette machine comprising a base, a barrel supported above thebase, the diameter of said barrel being substantially equal to that of acigarette, an endless belt having at least one turn around Vthe barrel,means for holding a strip of narrow gummed cigarette paper in themachine, means for moistening the gummed edge of the paper, said paperextending around the barrel at least one complete turn with its gummededge overlapping the free edge thereof beneath` the belt, a drum at oneside of the barrel, a bearing at the other side of the barrel, said beltextending around the drum and the bearing, means o n the drum forpositively gripping the belt, means for intermittently rotating the drumto draw the belt around the barrel to move the paper therearound underpressure to form a spiral tube, means for injecting tobacco through thebarrel into the tube, and means for cutting the lled tube into desiredlengths, said cutting means operating when the drum is at rest.

4. A cigarette machine comprising a base, means on the base for holdinga strip of narrow gummed cigarette paper, means for forming said paperinto a continuous tube and intermittently moving said tube forwardly inthe machine, means for injecting tobacco into the tube during both themoving and stationary periodsof the tube, a iinger gauge connected totheY moving means and ladapted to bear against the iilled tube, saidgauge causing the moving means to operate when the pressure of thetobacco in the tube reaches a predetermined point and preventing saidoperation when the pressure drops below said point.

5. A device according to claim 2 in which the means for intermittentlyrotating the drum comprises a ratchet-wheel connected to the drum, apawl adapted to engage theratchet-Wheehand means for reciprocatingr thepawl intermittently to rotate the ratchet-Wheel and the drum.

v6. A device according to claim 2 in which the means for intermittentlyrotating the drum lcomprises a control arm pivotally mounted at one endthereof on the base, a ratchet-Wheel connected to the drum, a pawlmounted on the control arm adjacent its pivotsaid pawl being adapted toengage the ratchet-wheel, a clutch disc supported adjacent the free endof the control arm, means for rotating the clutch disc, and means on theclutch disc for intermittently raising andreleasing the free end of thecontrol arm to pivot said arm intermittently to rotate the ratchet-wheeland the drum.

7. rA device according to claim 2 in which the means for intermittentlyrotating ythe drum comprisesa control arm pivotally mounted at one endthereof f on the lbase, a ratchet-wheel connected to the erom, a pattimounted on theooiitroiafm adjacentl its pivot, said pawl being adaptedto engage the ratchet-Wheel, a clutch disc supported adjacent the freeend of the control arm, means forrotating the clutch disc, :at least oneprin eccentrically mounted on the clutch disc, and apin mounted on thefree end of the control arm 'no'rg mally projecting into vthe path ofthe eccentric pin, said Clutch pin intermittently engaging tijd lpin Ofthe Control arni to raise theflee 'end there',- of to pivot said ontintermittently to rotate trie ratchet-wheel and the drum.

8. A device according to claim 2 in which the means for intermittentlyrotating the drun corn-l prises a control armmounted at one end thereofon the base, a ratchet-Wheel connected to the drum, a pai/vl mounted Ohthe Control aIhl adjacent its pivot, said pawl being adaptedt engage theratchet-Wheel, a clutchV adjacent the free end of the control arm forintermittently raising said end, and a linger gauge mounted 'n thecontrol arm adapted to rest on thfejilled spiral tube, said gaugecausing the control arm end to engage the clutch when the pressure ofthe tobacco in the tube reaches' a predetermined point to raise said enoand to disenga'ge the crutch when the pressure drops belovv` said point.

9. A device according to claim v2l in iivhich the means forintermittently rotating the drum come prises a 'control arm nivo-tallyArnou'nted at 'one end thereof onthe base, a ratchet-Wheel c'nnecte'd tothe drum, 'a pawl mounted on tlev'co'r'ftrol arm adjacent itsv pivot,said paivl being adapted to "engage the ratchet-Wheel, a clutch discsupported adjacent the 'free end of the 'con trol arm, means forrotating the clutch-disc, at least one pin eccentrically mounted on theclutch disc, a pin mounted 'on the free endof the control jarroextending towards the 'clutch disc, and a linger gauge mounted on lthecontrol arm adopted to' rest on 'tao nii-ed spiral tub-e, ssijo gaugeretaining the control jar'rn in a position With its pinprojecti'ng intothe path of the clutch pinV when the pressure of the tobacco in the tubereaches a predetermined point and causing the arm to move itsv 'pin out'of said path When the pressure drops below vsaid point. l l0. Acigarette machine y.comprising a base, means for moistening the gummededgeof acontinuous strip oi cigarette paper, means ior forme ing acontinuousy spiral tube from the "paper 'and intermittently moving saidtube forwardly in the machine, means for injecting tobacco into thetube, a lrnife normally resting adjacentjthe lled tube, andA meansformoving the blade' of said knifethrough the filled tube at predeterminedintervals when the tube is stationary to cut said tube into desiredlengths. Y Y

l1. A device according to claimV l, including :a drum over Whichvthebelt extends, means flor intermittently rotating ytrie drum to draw thebelt and paper around* the barrel, a knife nor,- mally resting adjacentthe iilled'tulflye,` and means operated by the drum rotating meansformovig the blade oi said rlcniie through the filled tubea'tpredetermined interi/on when the tube is stationary to'cut said tubeinto desired lengths.

l2. A device Aaccor'd'inig to claim 2, including'a ratchet connected tothe drum, a control arm pivotally mounted at one :end adjacent theratchet, means for reciprocating the arm to operate the ratchet androtaterthe drumto'dravvtlfe belt and paper around the barrel, a levermounted on the control arm, anwanvil pvotally mounted near the lever, 'aknife normally resting/,adjacent the lled tube, said knife beingconnected totheI anvil, a cam mounted on the drum. and means operatedbythe cam for moving the anvil into the path of the lever, said levermoving the anvil to move the blade of the knife through the lled tube atpredetermined intervals to cut said tube into desired lengths.

13. Al cigarette machine comprising a base, means for holding a strip ofnarrow cigarette paper, said paper being gummed valong an edge thereof,means forforming a continuous spiral tube from the paper, a waterreservoir movably mounted on the base adjacent the strip of paper, awick projecting outwardly from the reservoir, means for intermittentlymoving the reservoir towards the paper to bring the Wick into contactwith the gummed edge thereof before it is formed into the spiral tube,and means for injecting tobacco into the tube.

14. A cigarette machine comprising a base, a barrel supported above thebase, the diameter of said barrel being substantially equal to that ofthe cigarette, means for forming a tube of cigarette paper around thebarrel and discharging said tube off one end thereof, a hopper mountedon the base adapted to receive tobacco, a trough formed in the bottom ofthe hopper and communicating with the opposite end of the barrel, atapered worm mounted in the trough with its smaller end extending intothe barrel, means for rotating the Worm to inject tobacco through thebarrel into the tube, a central longitudinal passage extending throughthe worm, a rod extending through said passage beyond each end thereof,a plurality of resilient agitators diverging from the inner end of therod, and means at the outer end of the rod for reciprocating the latteras the worm is rotated.

15. A cigarette machine comprising a base, a barrel supported above thebase, the diameter of said barrel being substantially equal to that of acigarette, means for forming a tube of cigarette paper around the barreland discharging said Itube off one end thereof, a hopper communicatingwith the opposite end of the barrel, said hopper being adapted toreceive tobacco, a worm mounted in the bottom of the hopper andextending into the barrel, means for rotating the Worm to inject tobaccothrough the barrel into the tube, an agitator extending into the hopperthrough one end thereof adjacent the Worm at the barrel entrance, andmeans for reciprocating the agitator in the hopper in a directionparallel to the axis of the worm to prevent tobacco from jamming in thebarrel entrance.

16. A device according to claim 2 in which the means for intermittentlyrotating the drum comprises a control arm mounted at one end thereof onthe base, a ratchet-Wheel connected to the drum, a pawl mounted on thecontrol arm adjacent its pivot, said pawl being adapted to engage theratchet-wheel, a clutch adjacent the free end of the control arm forintermittently raising said end, a finger gauge mounted on the controlarm adapted to rest on the lled spiral tube, and means for adjusting theposition of the finger gauge in relation to the control arm, said gaugecausing the control arm end to engage the clutch when the pressure ofthe tobacco in the tube reaches a predetermined point to raise said endand to disengage the clutch when the pressure drops below said point.

1'7. A cigarette machine comprising a base, a barrel supported above thebase, the diameter of said barrel being substantially equal to that of acigarette, an endless belt having at least one turn around the barrel,means for holding a strip of narrow cigarette paper in the machine, saidpaper being gummed along an edge thereof, a Water reservoir movablymounted on the base adjacent the strip of paper, a wick projectingoutwardly from the reservoir, means for intermittently moving thereservoir towards the paper to bring the wick into contact with thegummed edge thereof, said paper extending around the barrel at least onecomplete turn beneath the belt with its gummed edge overlapping the freeedge thereof beneath the belt, a drum at one side of the barrel overWhich the belt extends, means for intermittently rotating .the drum todraw the belt around the barrel to move the paper therearound underpressure to form a spiral tube, said tube being moved off the barrel,and means for injecting tobacco through the barrel into the tube.

18. A cigarette machine comprising a base, a barrel supported above thebase, the diameter of said barrel being substantially equal to that of acigarette, means on the base for moistening the gummed edge of a narrowcontinuous strip of cigarette paper, means for forming a continuousspiral tube from the paper around the barrel, means for intermittentlymoving the tube off the barrel, means for injecting tobacco into thetube, a knife normally resting adjacent the filled tube, and means formoving the knife through the filled `tube at predetermined intervalswhen said tube is stationary.

19. A cigarette machine comprising a base, a barrel supported above thebase, the diameter of said barrel being substantially equal to that of acigarette, an endless belt. having at least one turn around the barrel,means for holding a strip of narrow gummed cigarette paper in themachine, means for moistening the gummed edge of the paper, said paperextending around the barrel at least one complete turn with its gummededge overlapping the free edge thereof beneath the belt, a drum at oneside of the barrel over which the belt extends, means for intermittentlyrotating the drum to draw the belt around the barrel to move the papertherearound under pressure to form a spiral tube, said tube beingintermittently moved off the barrel, means for injecting tobacco intothe tube, a knife normally resting adjacent the lled tube, and means formoving the knife through the lled tube at predetermined intervals whensaid tube is stationary.

20. A cigarette machine comprising a base, a barrel supported above thebase, the diameter of said barrel being substantially equal to that, ofa cigarette, an endless belt having at least one turn around the barrel,means for holding a. strip of narrow gummed cigarette paper in themachine, means for moistening the gummed edge of the paper, said paperextending around the barrel at least one complete turn with its gummededge overlapping the free edge thereof beneath the belt, means forintermittently drawing the belt around the barrel to move the papertherearound under pressure to form a spiral tube, said tube being movedoff one end of the barrel, a hopper communicating with the opposite endof the barrel, said hopper being adapted to receive tobacco, a wormmounted in the bottom of the hopper and extending into the barrel, meansfor rotating the worm t0 inject tobacco through the barrel into thetube, an agitator extending into the hopper adjacent the worm at thebarrel entrance, and means for reciprocating the agitator in the hopperto prevent tobacco from jamming in the barrel entrance.

V21. A cigarette machine comprising a base, a barrel supported above thebase, the diameter of said 'barrel being substantially equal to that ofa, cigarette, an endless belt having at least one turn around thebarrel, means for holding a strip .of narrow gummed cigarette paper inthe machine, means for moistening the .gummed edge of the paper, saidpaper extending around the barrel at least one complete turn With itsgummed edge overlapping the free edge thereof beneath the belt, meansfor drawing the belt around the barrel to move the paper vtherearoundunder pressure to form :a spiral tube, said tube .being moved 01T oneend of the barrel, .a hopper communicating with the opposite end ofthebarrel,.said hopper .being kadapted to receive tobacco, a worm mountedin the bottom Aof the hoppervand extending into the barrel, means forrotating th'eworm to inject tobacco through the barrel into the tube: a)central longitudinal passage extending through the worm, a rodvextending through :said passage beyond each end thereof, la resilientagitator projecting vbey-ond the ,inner end of the rod, and means at theouter end of the rod for kreciprocating the latter as the Worm isrotated.

ERDMAN .RUDOLPH HIEBERT.

